He said that he would come next Saturday. vs He said he would come next Saturday.

Both phrases are correct, but the second one is more commonly used in English. The word 'that' is often omitted in reported speech, making the second phrase more concise and natural.

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This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

"He said that he would come next Saturday."

This phrase is correct in reported speech, but the word 'that' is often omitted for conciseness.

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Then I started praying to God that he would come back.
He said that next time, he would come himself to say hello.
"I doubted that he would come" is, in fact, the spoken subjunctive.
If they thought that he would come running to his wife... they didn't know him.
I was very moved that he would come all that way for me, but, you know...
His Honor called me at midnight to say that he would come on his own.
We - I thought it was more likely that he would come quietly if I was alone.
I can't believe you helped found an entire country based on the hopes that he would come and rescue you.
I understood some way, wherever in the world he was, that he would come back here, because he is very much Jamtland.
Wished that he would come to Indiana to save her little sister, Jenna.
It would make sense that he would come tonight - he's here.
I wish... just once, that he would come to me and suggest something concrete, simple, small... achievable.
If he were to encounter a wrong, I trust that he would come forward and do the right thing no matter who did it.
He said he would come, on the phone.
Not even in my dreams could I imagine that he would come here for a divorce
Sending it to Tanner, knowing that he would come after this entire firm?
But he said he would come.
He said if I said another word, he would come back and put a bullet in my head.
He said he would come back to Parliament when the Commission had taken a decision.
He said he would come back and haunt the person in the middle first.

Alternatives:

he said he would come next saturday.

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in English.

"He said he would come next Saturday."

This phrase is the more common way to express reported speech without the word 'that'.

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He said he would come, on the phone.
But he said he would come.
He said he would come back to Parliament when the Commission had taken a decision.
He said he would come back and haunt the person in the middle first.
He said he was afraid he would come back someday as a steak.
He said he would come back when he had the results.
Dr. Jacoby said he would come over tomorrow.
The prophecy said he would come.
I asked him if he wanted to play next Saturday and he said he'd be gone the whole week.
He said that next time, he would come himself to say hello.
He said if I said another word, he would come back and put a bullet in my head.
For the after parade party next Saturday.
Poker game in the basement next Saturday.
What? Suzy has a birthday party next Saturday.
I'll have my staff put this together for next Saturday.
I was thinking about taking them on a field trip next Saturday.
"Your film will be shown on television..."... next Saturday.
Dude, renaissance fest next Saturday.
I'll just come back next Saturday.
We should do this again, next Saturday.

Alternatives:

he said that he would come next saturday.

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He said that he would come next Saturday. vs He said he would come next Saturday.

"He said that he would come next Saturday."

"He said he would come next Saturday."

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